Dear FILM-users, We had to make a few changes to our usage regulations, you will be presented to the new documents when you log into PPMS, the main changes to the regulations are: In order to prevent Masters and BSc students to book microscopes outside 07:00 - 19:00 , we had to change the peak hours, which are now from 07:00 - 19:00. An update on the lone working policy is also included. Due to high demand on the confocal microscopes, we have to restrict the maximum hours which can be booked per day: Widefield microscopes: Booking during peak hours (7-19h) is restricted to a maximum of 12h/day; there is a weekly booking limit of 16h during peak time per user, so as to allow others to gain access to the instrument. The booking restriction is lifted if the microscope is not booked 24h beforehand. Confocal microscopes: Booking during peak hours (7-19h) is restricted to a maximum of 6h/day; there is a weekly booking limit of 12h during peak time per user, so as to allow others to gain access to the instrument. The booking restriction is lifted if the microscope is not booked 24h beforehand. Please contact facility staff if you need to book for longer times. I also updated the health & safety document with the lone working regulations. Best wishes Andreas ---------------------------------------------------- Dr Andreas Bruckbauer FILM facility manager Sir Alexander Fleming Building South Kensington Campus Imperial College London Exhibition Road London, SW7 2AZ SAF 4th floor, open space desk 401 +44 (0)20 7594 2023 a.bruckbauer@imperial.ac.uk<mailto:a.bruckbauer@imperial.ac.uk> http://www.imperial.ac.uk/medicine/facility-for-imaging-by-light-microscopy/ http://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/a.bruckbauer ----------------------------------------------------